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50+ data pointsMOT History
Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened All 4 (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Engine cover fitted
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement ALL 4 (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Suspension components corroded
Undertrays fitted
Engine cover fitted
Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement All 4 (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Undertrays fitted
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material All brake pipes on calipers (1.1.11 (c))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both front to rears (1.1.11 (c))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both fronts (1.1.11 (c))
Engine cover fitted
Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Front bump stops deteriorated
Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Inner Steering linkage ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement All 4 coffin arms (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Undertrays fitted
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))
Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))
Nearside Rear Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material All brake pipes on calipers (1.1.11 (c))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both front to rears (1.1.11 (c))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both fronts (1.1.11 (c))
Engine cover fitted
Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Front bump stops deteriorated
Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Inner Steering linkage ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Inner Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement All 4 coffin arms (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Undertrays fitted
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Engine cover
Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement NS/OS (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Worn close to legal limit on edge (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement NS/OS (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Undertrays fitted
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Engine cover
Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement NS/OS (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Worn close to legal limit on edge (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement NS/OS (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Undertrays fitted
Coil spring corroded all 4 (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both upper and nsr caliper and osr caliper (1.1.11 (c))
undertrays obstructing view of underside components
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Coil spring corroded all 4 (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both upper and nsr caliper and osr caliper (1.1.11 (c))
undertrays obstructing view of underside components
Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material running from nsf to the underbelly trim (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front bump stop split but not likely to become detached
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Offside Front bump stop split but not likely to become detached
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
slight play in steering rack
under trays obstructing view of underside components
Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material running from nsf to the underbelly trim (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Nearside Front bump stop split but not likely to become detached
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))
Offside Front bump stop split but not likely to become detached
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
slight play in steering rack
under trays obstructing view of underside components
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened Both front (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak rear silencer (8.2.1.1 (b))
Headlamp lens seriously defective Both no pattern (4.1.1 (b) (ii))
Both front tyres are getting low at 3-4mm
Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened Both front (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear and obscured by cover (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Offside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
The horn is Very sensitive
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material 2 x mainline pipes (1.1.11 (c))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slight corrosion on rest of pipes (1.1.11 (c))
both front tyres perishing on outer walls / rear box clamps / slight corrosion on front discs
front shocks corroding / only just passed emissions
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
corrosion to front and rear coil springs
front and rear brake pipes slightly corroded
o/s/f and n/s/f shock absorber top mounts corroded
rear brake pipes slightly corroded
surface corrosion around n/s outer sills
Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
Nearside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
Oil leak
Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
Nail in offside rear tyre
Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Nail in offside rear tyre
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
cut in n/s rear tyre not exposing cords
Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
cut in n/s rear tyre not exposing cords
nearside and offside rear tyres - tread wearing low
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
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M16 DRF is a 1998 Porsche Boxster in Silver with a 2,500cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 30 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 70%.
Across all 1998 Porsche Boxster models, the average MOT pass rate is 76.1% with a typical mileage of 77,355 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.
The most common reason a Porsche Boxster fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 19,504 recorded failures. If you're considering buying M16 DRF, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Porsche Boxster typically stays on UK roads for around 29 years. At 28 years old, this Porsche Boxster is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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M16 DRF is a 1998 Porsche Boxster, first registered on 20 May 1998.
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